Julia Gillard

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott accused House of Representatives Speaker Peter Slipper of misogyny. Prime Minister Julia Gillard took the opportunity to point out exactly why Abbot is the last person in the Australian government who should be talking about sexism.

Dramatic footage of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott being rushed to safety after protesters attempted to storm the restaurant where they were attending an Australia Day ceremony. The mob was angry at earlier remarks by Abbott in which he told a 40 year-old Aboriginal tent city it was "time to move on." Gillard lost her shoe while running for the getaway car, which the protesters collected as a trophy from the day.